EA Announces The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack Your Sims Can Now Explore All-New Activities, Hobbies and Cool Careers to Enrich Their Lives REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2008--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the newest expansion pack from The Sims(TM) Label, The Sims(TM) 2 FreeTime. This expansion pack offers your Sims a full suite of all-new activities and hobbies to enrich their lives. Your Sims can build their skills and enhance friendships by exploring new pursuits based on their personal interests, helping them live life to the fullest. "Players of The Sims love to bring stories to life by exploring new and wonderful areas of their Sims' existence," said Rod Humble, Head of The Sims Studio. "Now with The Sims 2 FreeTime, your Sims can explore a range of interests to discover new fun and appealing life options and diversions. Realizing these all-new talents adds depth, humor and appreciation for the moments that make life entertaining." It's all about fun, personal development for your Sims in The Sims 2 FreeTime. Sims can follow their individual interests, whether it's immersing themselves in books, becoming an award-winning foodie, flying a remote-controlled helicopter or playing the violin. Gifted mechanics can repair and then drive their newly-renovated sports cars. Sims can rake in oodles of Simoelons with skillfully crafted pottery or by writing a mesmerizing novel. Cool careers bring happiness and fulfillment to your Sims and your storytelling opportunities expand. New cool career options await, including oceanography, architecture, and entertainment. Now by honing their talents, your Sims can unlock a secondary aspiration making them even more unique. KEY FEATURES -- New Gameplay Elements Tied to Hobbies. Your Sims can discover the activities that they're most passionate about! Sims can now participate in contests to win prizes and Simoleons, or they can master interests, practice and improve their skills, and get in "the zone!" Your Sims can enrich their lives by creating items to use or sell, like pottery or cars. These new hobbies can strengthen friendships and uncover secret lots. -- New Lifetime Aspiration Meter. Your Sims can measure the progress of their aspirations over a lifetime and unlock special rewards and interactions! -- Five New Career Tracks and their Reward Objects. Oceanographers can earn a koi pond, entertainers can get their own star of fame, architects can use their own drafting table, dancers can receive a ballet barre and intelligence agents can use an audio augmenter earpiece. -- All New Objects and Outfits. The Sims 2 FreeTime introduces brand new items, including a basketball hoop, pottery wheel, toddler activity table, modular synthesizer, hobby train table and much more. Your Sims can also have new outfits to match their hobbies and activities, including a special outfit that was designed and created by a player of The Sims 2 that will be produced by H&M. Product Specifications ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Electronic Arts Redwood Shores Ship Date: US: February 26, 2008 Europe: February 22, 2008 -- PC expansion pack(1) Category: Simulation/Strategy ESRB Rating: T for Teen with descriptors of Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence PEGI Rating: 12+ (1) Requires The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition, The Sims 2 Holiday Edition or The Sims 2 Deluxe for PC to play.
I only hope that they have created an expanded day (sim hours that last longer they do currently) there isn't enough time now to get stuff done without the generous use of merola's(?) magical painting.
I want this EP. Really really REALLY want it. Badly want it. Really badly want it. It has many things in that I suggested and asked for on the Sims 2 site a long long time ago. Really badly want to play this game. Really want to play it with Safedisc or should that be that I want to play it without the added 'extra'. Seriously though, I really do want this game. It has loads of potential and I'm really interested in all that this pack has to offer (minus the added 'extra' - know what I mean?). I'm already salivating over this EP. Really want it. Really.
Seems interesting. Compared to Bon Voyage, anyways. I really hope they add lots of musical instruments. That would make me very happy. Maybe they'll do it. (I still would bet tons of money that my favorite won't be in, though. :()
This does sound like an an awesome EP and it does seem to have a lot of things I've been wanting like more for toddlers and more things that tie in their wants and interests. I really look forward to playing it and hearing more info, pics, movies, etc. Ruthie
i think someone loves the sims a little to much?? although i have to agree i would smash my twin sisters computer just for a day trial
